Spring Multiply
Spring Multiply
(Conservative estimates)
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Dear Friends The Office of the President
Dreaming Big-
Really Big
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r. D. James Kennedy, our founder, was always excited by the results of spiritual
multiplication. He wanted to know the result of the next round of this principle
that has helped multiply the Gospel in every nation of the world. It’s easy to see.
It doesn’t take a math wizard. When you multiply something, instead of add, the
outcome is much more dramatic.
After 47 years, EE is experiencing historic developments (some in the form of huge
numbers) as these multiplications have effect.
Our new Congress of Nations will bring cohesiveness to EE on an international
scope like never before.
The innovative Global Development Project will place more than 400 field workers
side-by-side with pastors and have enormous impact for Christ.
Through our China Initiative, introduced last year to renew our commitment to reach
China for Christ, we’re seeing millions of people come to Christ.
Our new partnership between Kids’ EE and OneHope (formerly Book of Hope) has
the potential of reaching 20 million kids for Christ.
These things are possible. Strategies are in place to track results. What is astounding
is that the visions and numbers you’ll read about in this magazine are on the conservative
side.
While these developments are indeed phenomenal, every number represents a life,
a life changed for Christ. EE people from around the world are building relationships,
some that can take weeks and months, in efforts to see the Gospel move forward.
Praise to God that great things are happening. I hope you are as thrilled as I am with these
wonderful advancements for our ministry that always, always, focus on seeing peoples’
lives changed.
God Bless,
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Evangelism Explosion International
eexclusive Every Nation Equipping Every
People Group and Every Age
Group to Witness to Every Person.
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Gerry Kumpf
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SPECIAL REPORTS FROM Joy Levins
AROUND THE WORLD Graphic Design:
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Four exciting developments for 2009 draw us closer to training more,
reaching more, discipling more and, in turn, training even more.
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encompassing the globe
E
E announces a Lumpur, Indonesia, and other
major breakthrough mature EE nations like South
following two years of Korea, will have their voice
organizational reviews at the first EE Congress of
with EE staff, board Nations.
members, national These mature, self-
leaders, and other ministries supporting, successful EE
such as Wycliffe Bible nations will now have input into
Translators and the Navigators. our direction, priorities, key
It is the Evangelism Explosion issues, and build a capacity for
International Congress of the nations to share success with
Nations. one another including practices,
The Congress will give solutions, brainstorming of
voice to the mature EE national strategies, tools, and programs.
ministries around the world. Priority issues such as
Indonesia is a good example of reaching Muslims for Christ,
a nation exploding with the EE how to fundraise, and how
ministry. More than 200 clinics to best work together will be
will be conducted there for incorporated. The purpose of the
2009. They are nearing 200 EE Congress will be to enhance the
staff members. Yet, they have international ministry.
never had a representative on
March, 2010—
the Board of Directors. First EE Congress of Nations
In March, 2010, in Kuala Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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What do Extreme Makeover, Home Edition, Super Nanny,
and John & Kate Plus 8 all have in common? They are
all unscripted. We live in a world where drama comes not
from the pages of a screenplay, but from the very lives of
everyday people.
• First Baptist Magnolia May 14-16, 2009 The Buzz about XEE:
Magnolia, AR (Thursday - Saturday) “XEE helps us to connect with the people around us.” –
Katherine, 42
• Lighthouse Community Church July 23-25, 2009
Allendale, MI (Grand Rapids) (Thursday -
“It’s really about engaging with people and showing them
Saturday) we’re interested in them.” –Matt, 23
“Now I can share with people about life…now and
• Vietnamese Presbyterian Aug. 13-15, 2009 forever!” –Harold, 61
Conyers (Atlanta), GA (Thursday - Saturday) XEE—The Gospel, Unscripted.
• Houston’s First Baptist Aug 20-22, 2009
Houston, TX (Thursday - Saturday)
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everywhere
A
lready, training •E stablishing effective there. He is currently
centers have EE ministries in local living in California
been established churches where he is responsible
on the Pacific • Training and for running EE training
island of Fiji, appointing full-time for Vietnamese in the
on the Eurasian leaders around the U.S.A.
continent in Ukraine, on world
Asian soil in Vietnam, • Winning to Christ Lincoln Wee
on the Oceania islands and discipling new Comes from
of Indonesia, and in the believers Singapore, is married
Middle East. with four children, and
These centers are At the Fiji campus, is a lawyer. Attended EE
focusing on long-term hundreds of people have adult training in 2006
training and have had been trained. Meet three and then implemented
far-reaching implications of them: EE in his local church.
for the Gospel of Christ: Following the training
Anthony Phan in Fiji he plans to work
•A
ssuring top quality Director for EE in part-time with EE in
EE teachers, trainers, Vietnam and is involved Singapore encouraging
field workers, and in the development of other churches to use EE
witnesses the new training center to equip their members
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to share the Gospel as a from many countries,
way of life. especially from Third
World nations. The Kiev, Ukraine Training Center
Pamela Amini broad aim of Eurasia
Comes from the training
Papua New Guinea centers is
and is responsible for to equip
the development of people for
Kids’ EE and is the evangelism
Executive Secretary and in obedience
Evangelism Coordinator to the Great
in her local church in Commission
Port Moresby. in Matthew
These are just three 28.
examples of what is
occurring at all of
the training centers.
The centers facilitate
greater opportunities to
train Christian leaders Vietnam Training Center
Asia
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expansion
8,000,000 people
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n 2004, EE kicked-off success of the Rodney D. If each of these churches
the Rodney D. Stortz Stortz program. Through the train just 10 people each year
Implementation Field Global Development Project, for three years, this will result
Worker Project to increase EE will place more than 400 in:
EE implementation in implementation field workers More than 571,000 people
churches. Through this beside pastors to assist them in trained
program, first employed in implementing the EE ministry. If each of these witnesses
Indonesia, more than 100 field Pastors have countless lead just five people to the Lord
workers were trained, raised responsibilities. When we place in three years, this will result in:
support, and joined EE to assist a field worker to work side- More than 8 million
pastors in that part of the world. by-side with them, it not only professions of faith in Christ
Their task was clear: Help these creates a wonderful working
pastors start the EE ministry in relationship, but also helps
their churches. them work through the many
Almost immediately, details that result in EE being
implementation skyrocketed. implemented and people getting
Implementation, that averaged equipped for the critical work of
5 to 20 percent, and was a grave evangelism.
concern to the ministry, jumped If each of these
dramatically to more than 50 implementation field workers
percent and soared as high as help pastors in just 15 churches
90 percent! What if this strategy each year for three consecutive
was utilized around the world? years this will result in:
The Global Development More than 19,000 new
Project far surpasses the churches implementing EE
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expansion
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s we talked to staff get the material distributed Africa, Indonesia, Brazil,
around the world, it knowing that the Gospel, Russia, India, Haiti, regions
became clear that the through Kids’ EE staff around of Mexico, Egypt, Solomon
single greatest roadblock the world, goes along with every Islands, Fiji, and China.
to the spreading of printed piece. Using these materials,
the Gospel through “We get reasonably priced, a three-year plan has been
Kids’ EE in urban U.S. areas, quality materials. They get their developed:
overseas, and especially in materials distributed with the • Conduct 1,980 Kids’ EE
Third World countries, was the Gospel attached,” says Rev. clinics
lack of affordable materials. In John B. Sorensen, EE President. • Equip 10 churches in each
this exciting joint partnership “It’s a match made in Heaven!” clinic. Total: 19,800 churches
with OneHope (formerly Book Using the Kids’ EE • If each church, over this three-
of Hope), Kids’ EE will be worldwide staff, OneHope year period, trains 100 children
able to provide quality training can count on predictable (33 kids per year) the results
materials at reasonable prices to results. This will include the would be 1,980,000 kids
millions of people. development of three key trained to share the Gospel of
OneHope’s mission is to materials for overseas use: Jesus Christ.
provide God’s Word to all the If these kids would each
children and youth of the world. • Teacher manuals hand out 10 witnessing books
To date, OneHope has printed • Student manuals over three years (just 3 per
and distributed more than 540 • Witnessing books to hand out year!), the results would be
million evangelism books. to unbelievers more than 19 million kids
Through this unique partnership Books will be distributed hearing the Gospel.
with Kids’ EE, OneHope and the Kids’ EE Gospel shared
provides the material, and they with people from places like
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your contributions at work
G
od has been faithful. At Revenue
a time when so many
ministries are cutting Interest/Royalty Income $113,414
back, Evangelism Unrestricted Gifts $400,000
Explosion has stayed on Restricted Gifts $7,560,936
course. We recognize USA Material Sales $750,000
that this is not about us as an US Clinic Income $350,000
organization. Instead it is about Total $9,174,350
God’s empowerment to equip
others to take the Good News of
Jesus Christ, share it, and teach Expense
others as well. Dr. Kennedy
used to say that laypeople are Administration $757,500
the most strategic key to the Development $602,500
evangelization of the world. Our Materials Department $295,000
driving force is to equip people Restricted Expense $6,502,405
until everyone hears. Cost of Goods Sold $375,000
US Clinic Expense $350,000
Total $8,882,405
Program
Administration
Development
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The following pages contain continental reports from around the world
In the midst of a generation screaming for answers, we work tirelessly on every continent to help believers regularly
introduce others to the Savior. We start by training believers, who reach out to unbelievers and care for them,
fellowship with them, share the truth with them, and then train them to share their faith. In doing this, we follow the
example of Jesus.
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Africa
AFRICA
D
uring the summer, more than 20 years. His wife
325 EE-trained people died long ago. He earned money
visited 26 of the most by performing witch practices.
Stany
unreached areas of After hearing the Good News
Burundi in a campaign of salvation, he gave his
coordinated by the life to Christ. He burned his
EE National Coordinator, fetishes as a symbol of his new
Onesphore Manirakiza. As a freedom in Christ. When his
result, they were able to share relatives heard that he became
the Gospel personally with a Christian they were angry
45,696 people, which included and put pressure on him to
• E E Africa materials
translated into 34
languages
• C
onducted 195 clinics
in 2008
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Asia
ASIA
• A
ddition of four new staff
members to the EE Asia Team
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n early September, we when you consider the • A
ppointment of a new Regional
held the first EE Khmer cultural pressures and spiritual Director for the Middle East
clinic for youth. Pastor strongholds that keep Khmer • A
pproval for the establishment of
Lalano Badoy, EE Asia youth from accepting Jesus as an EE training center in Middle
Coordinator for youth Savior and Lord. East
and Kids’ EE, joined us Our vision for the next 12 • F irst EE clinics conducted in the
in the provincial capital of years is: “Project MK 2021” Middle East in 2008
Siem Reap Town in Cambodia (Mission Kampuchea 2021). • A
ppointment of three key leaders
in South Asia
• A
greement formed between
Kids’ EE and the Evangelical
Fellowship of India’s Sunday
School Department that provides
training for one million children
every Sunday across India
• XEE launch held in Delhi, India
• B
uilding of the Vietnam EE
training center in the coastal area
of Nha Trang
• T wenty EE field workers were
equipped and commissioned
to serve among Cyclone Nargis
victims in Myanmar
• X
EE launched in Singapore,
Malaysia, and at an International
(expatriate) church in China
to serve as our Senior Clinic Our goal is to see God being • A
ppointment of new regional
Teacher. The 65 clinicians worshipped in every village, director for Northeast Asia
were from four Khmer town, and city of Cambodia. • C
hina Initiative accelerates
provinces. Also included were Research has shown that Jesus growth of EE in China
three Americans and two Christ is known and being • E E Korea celebrates its 25th
Vietnamese. Thirteen churches worshipped in seventeen Anniversary. EE Hong Kong
from five denominations percent of all villages, towns, celebrates its 30th Anniversary
were represented. During and cities in Cambodia today. • E E ministry in Japan revitalized by
the training, 99 people heard Please pray as EE works to conducting two Share Your Faith
Workshops in Yokohama laying
the Gospel presentation and partner with all the evangelical the foundation for two EE clinics
fourteen prayed to receive denominations serving in which will be held in Japan in
eternal life. Cambodia to accomplish 2009
This number is a miracle “Project MK 2021!”
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Eurasia
EURASIA
B
rother Zholsa attended For many years, it was
the Summit conference difficult to open their hearts to
in Kyrgyzstan where Jesus, but understanding the
EE leaders learned culture and having effective
about implementing training materials makes an
effective evangelism in impact in reaching them.
a major religion of the world. During the five-day
Zholsa is from Chimkent, Summit, Zholsa shared the
Kazakhstan. He use to be Gospel with four of the
faithful to his religion and Kyrgyz people. He testifies
taught it to people vigorously. that EE became became a
After making a profession of great help to him. People
faith, he became a follower of of his former faith were
Jesus Christ and dedicated his praying to Jesus Christ
life to reach out to unbelievers. near the hall where the
He called himself a conference was held.
Messenger to those of his past There is a vision for
faith. The Summit conference EE There is a vision for EE Astana, Kazakhstan
assisted his efforts by Eurasia to continue to spread
providing effective materials the Good News of salvation in
and sound strategy in eaching Jesus Christ.
out to people of his parst faith.
Brother Zholsa
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Europe
EUROPE
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lexandra lives in people who are skeptical and
Bucharest, Romania. hesitant about spiritual things.
She was not enthusiastic She once was a skeptic • XEE translated into Dutch and the
about going to church or herself. Now she is an first XEE training taught in Dutch
about anything spiritual. evangelist. language
She called church-goers
“hypocrites” and was skeptical • Currently translating XEE
materials into German,
about God and His involvement Norwegian, and Romanian
in peoples’ lives.
Alexandra then heard • High level of interest for XEE in
the Gospel and about the Europe
importance of a personal
• Equipped 2,400 church leaders in
relationship with God. She was 320 churches and conducted 42
uncertain of her eternal destiny. clinics
After listening to the Gospel
and understanding, she made • 1,600 professions of faith in Christ
a profession of faith in Christ
as her Savior. Several months
later, she was baptized and EE training during clinic in Holland
now attends EE training in her
church. She is eager to help
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Latin America
LATIN AMERICA
W
ith the
implementation • EE Latin America executive team
of EE, the First organizes and evaluates ministry
Baptist Church of progress
Salvador, Bahia,
• Three-year projections
has experienced established as ministry moves
tremendous growth. Already, forward on continent
several cell groups have been
established that include 2,000 • Spanish adult EE to be re-
cell leaders. These cell leaders organized into eight-week format
are being trained in key • XEE to be used in Peru, Mexico,
training sessions. Brazil, and Argentina
At another Baptist church
in Bogota, Colombia, 68 • XEE to be culturally adapted and
clinicians participated in a translated in Spanish
Kids’ EE clinic. More than • Kids’ EE expands into Costa Rica,
100 children made professions Ecuador, Argentina, and Chile
of faith in Christ. Various
churches from different Latin • Regional clinic teachers training
America countries were expands
represented. • More than 100 EE clinics
conducted
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North America
NORTH AMERICA
T.
Beverley Grey had a of May, instead of the regular
burning desire to be Sunday morning service, they Explosion.”
trained in EE. As the sent groups into strategic areas • X
EE rolled out at the National
evangelism coordinator of the town to share the Gospel. Outreach Convention in San
for his church, and with The groups were told to spend Diego, CA
a passion for personal an hour on the street. Some were • A
dam Bond joined staff to
evangelism, he wondered, so excited they spent up to five serve as Director of XEE
“Would the vision for evangelism hours! The report-back meeting Expansion
be caught?” was filled with excitement.
Following his training, he 102 people were contacted; • N
orth America Field Worker
Initiative kicked off with our
brought EE back to his church. the Gospel was presented 69 first recruit, Kevin Morton, in
Immediately, they began to times and 38 people made Asheville, NC. Praise the Lord
see the impact that personal professions of faith in Christ. for other new staff added this
evangelism could have. An They decided to make the Sunday year:
elderly man made a profession outreach a monthly event. David Clark of Fort Collins, CO,
as Western Director;
of faith in Christ and was On the second Sunday, Lori Aubuchon of Fresno, CA,
baptized into their church. More 91 people were contacted; the as Kid’s Specialist for the
professions followed. Gospel was presented 68 times western states;
After teaching the course for and 35 people professed Christ James Stewart of Knoxville,
four semesters, T. Beverley Grey as Savior. Says T. Beverley Grey, TN, as Regional Coordinator for
southeast region;
wanted to share EE with other “Thank God for Evangelism.” Devon Linton of Westmoreland,
churches. In March, 2005, Jamaica, as Director of the
24 people representing 10 Caribbean
churches attended his training.
Three of the clinicians were • W
ill Rodriguez appointed full-
time Director of Hispanic EE for
pastors, one of whom was Rev. North America; he conducted
Devon Linton, who has since eight EE clinics, trained 108
joined EE as Director of the people, taught 21 Share Your
Caribbean. Faith Workshops with 817
Despite wonderful people, and held leadership
training with 10 EE leaders
results, there was still some
resistance to EE at his church.
Using EE’s Share Your Faith
student manual, he trained
many members with the hand
presentation of the Gospel.
During the third Sunday
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Oceania
OCEANIA
D
uring July of 2007, learned new skills and began
a church team from to help other churches with
Australia joined their evangelism training.
the summer intern Adi’s growth in Christ
program in the town blossomed, and God instilled
of Nadi on the island on her heart a vision for
of Fiji. While running two a lifetime of evangelism
clinics, the team participated ministry.
in on-the-job training. During Today, Adi continues to
the first week, the team joined share the Gospel and help
with members of a local other churches. She will also
Methodist church and visited serve as a leader in the 2009
homes in the local villages. Fiji summer intern program
Two of the summer and will help other young
interns, Emma and Kelsey, people from around the world
visited a 16-year-old girl discover God’s call on their
named Adi. They sat down lives.
with her family and shared the
Gospel. That night Adi prayed
to receive Jesus as her Lord
and Savior.
Adi was deeply touched
by the girls’ passion and
confidence in sharing the • Launch of XEE in Australia and
Gospel. Immediately, she New Zealand
signed up at her local • Field test of XEE in Indonesia
church to begin the EE
training. During 2008, Adi • Establishment of D. James and
was involved in sharing the Anne Kennedy International
Gospel and training others, as Training Center in Fiji
well. • First Implementation Field Worker
In June of 2008, Adi’s training with 20 candidates from
pastor encouraged her to a number of nations
attend the summer intern
program at the D. James and • Intern training at the Fiji training
center resulting in six full-time
Anne Kennedy International staff
Training Center in Fiji.
During the training, she
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Rev. John B. Sorensen Dr. Ronald D. Tyler Rev. Rodney D. Story Rev. E.H. (Buddy) Gaines
President Senior Vice President for Global Senior Vice President for Glob- Vice President Emeritus
Ministries rtyler@eeworks.org al Innovations V.P. for Oceania bgaines@eeworks.org
rstory@eeworks.org
Dr. Thomas H. Stebbins Mr. J.M. (Twakkies) du Toit Dr. Ken Silva Rev. George Verzea
Global Ambassador Vice President for Africa Vice President for North Vice President for Europe
tstebbins@eeworks.org tdutoit@eeworks.org America ksilva@eeworks.org gverzea@eeworks.org
Dr. Nickolay Revtov Rev. Tom Mangham Dr. Cecilio N. (Woody) Lajara Rev. Rick Bond
Vice President for Eurasia Vice President for Youth EE
Vice President for Asia Vice President for Latin
eurasia@eeinternational.org tmangham@eeworks.org America wlajara@eeworks.org Director for XEE
rbond@eeworks.org
Rev. Fred Kress Rev. Bill Hirons Rev. John Holland Dr. Darrell Farney
Continental Director NA Continental Director NA Regional Coordinator, Continental Director NA
US Director for East Region Director for Canada Appalachian Region US Director for Cent. Region
fkress@eeworks.org eecanada@bellnet.ca jholland@eeworks.org dfarney@eeworks.org
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